Category: Short Stories

By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa Sibongile walks back to her apartment feeling exhausted, emotionally rather than physically. After the disastrous morning meeting with Njabulo Zulu, she rushed back to her daytime job as a cashier at a local grocery store and had one of her worst days. From complaining customers to being short when cashing up, her day […]

By Ayanda Xaba, South Africa “I can do this, I can do this, I got this!” She chants to her reflection as she fixes her hair in front of a full length mirror. The hair is fine, so is everything else, but she’s so nervous she could change the whole outfit. She has never been this nervous before. […]

By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda I wanted to go home with him but the thought of our blossoming relationship failing scared me. I decided to decline SK’s invitation. He drove me home while holding my hand the whole way and after walking me to my door, he hold me close and hugged me tight. While drawing apart, he held my […]

By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda As part of my new life, I decided to take up outdoor hobbies so I could feel better about myself as well as meet new people. I took up jogging twice a week, gym twice a week and swimming twice a week. It’s on one of these excursions that I met SK. He was […]

By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda The days of storing up as many memories as possible came to an end. I packed up and left. He called me every day telling me how he missed me. The texts became whimsical. I miss you. Wish you were here so we could do this… I finally finished that movie… you wouldn’t believe […]

By Damali of Kyanjja, Africa I remember the day as plainly as the last hour. It was bright, sunny. Very hot. The message beeped as I stood in the queue designated for those who were to collect their National IDs. Uganda has had its own share of confusion, and this NIN thing is as disorganized as they come. I […]

By Samuel Sebbowa Bunnya, Uganda We were the pawns in all of this. He had not understood but his mind had foreseen the coming wars on Eland. Syberia has fallen. Only the Varyyin in their secret cities and with their sacred ways stood in the way of those that truly controlled the hordes. He hoped his sister was safe […]

By Emmeline Bisiikwa, Uganda I had always wanted to start interior designing and was just waiting for an opportunity. I had made a number of applications but hadn’t heard back yet. I was excited for my new relationship until the response I was dying for came in. I going to be an interior decorator! I met with the company […]

By Samuel Sebbowa Bunnya, Uganda War comes at a price; a terrible price. To some, war is just a means to an end while to others; it is a hold to the past. That is how they felt. Everything was lost to them. Nothing of their great heritage remained to them. Their great race which had once been the […]

By F.C. Stanley In all the years of his marriage to her, Nomakawe had only set foot in his wife’s village twice—first to marry her, and then to bury her father. She had made many visits back to her homeland—at least once every few years. Nomakawe had no one left to visit. All his family was around him, and […]